Looking After Jo Jo 26 years old

John Joseph McCann has been a habitual criminal since childhood, when he pilfered cash boxes for his dad. He's been in and out of prison ever since. He lives in a high rise council flat with his mother and sister. It is set in and around the North Sighthill housing estate. Looking After JoJo traces the career of a petty thief turned drug dealer in 1980's Edinburgh. The title character is a pleasant if misguided young man surviving in a bleak housing estate and aspiring to the trappings of a successful criminal. Unfortunately for him, and for most of the other characters in the mini-series, it is a time of heroin addiction and AIDS. We watch JoJo become ensnared in the drugs scene and his deterioration is both painful to watch and very moving. Robert Carlyle's performance is extraordinarily complex and textured. He is ably supported by Jenny McCrindle, Ewan Stewart and Trainspotting's Kevin McKidd. This isn't the fast-moving MTV drug scene of Trainspotting but a more character-oriented, leisurely look at the human cost of drug addiction.

Credits

Kevin McKidd
Kevin McKidd

Basil

Robert Carlyle
Robert Carlyle

John Joe 'Jo Jo' McCann

Jenny McCrindle
Jenny McCrindle

Lorraine

Cast

Name Character
Kevin McKidd He was 24 , now 51 years old as Basil
Robert Carlyle He was 36 , now 63 years old as John Joe 'Jo Jo' McCann
Jenny McCrindle She was 29 , 46 years old when she died as Lorraine
Patricia Brake She was 55 , now 82 years old as Doro

Crew

Name Job title
John Mackenzie Directing He was 69 , 83 years old when he died Director
Frank Deasy Writing He was 38 , 50 years old when he died Writer
Looking After Jo Jo poster
Looking After Jo Jo (26 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1998-01-12
  • Runtime: [] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 4